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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the passé composé? |
The past tense in French that is made up of two component parts, an auxiliary verb and a past participle. |
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How is the passé composé formed? |
With either avoir or être as the auxiliary verb in the present tense, plus a past participle. |
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When avoir is the auxiliary verb what is the rule for the past participle? |
The past participle does not agree with the subject in number or gender. |
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Which verbs use être as their auxiliary verb? |
20 intransitive verbs and all reflexive verbs. |
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What is an intransitive verb? |
A verb that does not have a direct object. |
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When être is the auxiliary verb what is the rule for the past participle? |
the past participle will agree with the subject in number and gender, and will use the same endings as when past participles are used as adjectives. |
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What is strange about the use of "vous"? |
It can take either a singular or plural ending. |
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What is the exception for the 20 intransitive verbs that take être? |
When they are being used in a transitive sense, they take avoir. |
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How are reflexive verbs in the passé composé formed? |
With the subject pronoun, its corresponding reflexive pronoun, être in the present tense, and the past participle, which agrees with the subject. |
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What is the exception to this rule? |
When a reflexive verb is sued with a direct object in addition to the reflexive pronoun, the past participle does not agree with the subject. |
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How is the passé composé typically translated? |
Into the simple past. |
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If you are wanting to translate a verb that takes être into the compound past in English, what do you do? |
Translate it as if it were avoir (Je suis venu in the compound past would be -- I have come, not I am came). |
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How is the negative formed in the passé composé? |
"ne" precedes the auxiliary verb and "pas" follows immediately after the auxiliary verb (Je n'ai pas parlé). |
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What is the past participle for avoir? |
eu (had) |
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What is the past participle for être? |
été (been) |
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Which verb do avoir and être take as their auxiliary verb in the passé composé? |
Avoir |
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What should you keep in mind when translating the passé composé with the imparfait? |
To try the continuous, "I was doing" translation first. |
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Where are adverbs often placed when used to modify the verb in the passé composé? |
Between the auxiliary verb and the past participle. (eg. Ils ont beaucoup aimé la nouvelle voiture = They really liked the new car) |
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How do you tell the difference between passé composé using être and a predicate adjective? |
If the past participle is one of the 20 intransitive verbs or is a reflexive verb, it is passé composé and must be translated into the past tense. If it is not, then it is a predicate adjective and must be translated into the present tense. |
